Book-holder.



No. 313,227. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906. J. N. MILLER.

BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY27, 1905.

WITNESSES: m v 1/ l/VVE/VTOR WM JASPER N.MILLER ATTORNEYS JASPER NEWTONMILLER, OF ASHLAND, OREGON.

BOOK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed May 27. 1905. Serial No. 262.625.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JASPER NEWTON MIL- LER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Ashland, in the county of Jackson and State ofOregon, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Book-Holders,of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in bookholders; and it consists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The drawing forming part hereof is a perspective view of my improvedbook-holder.

In the practical application of my invention I provide a book-holdercomprising a wire A, bent to form an arched back support for the book,having at the top of the arch a loop a. The ends of the wire are bentupwardly, as at 0/, to form edge supports for the book anddownwardly'upon themselves, as at M, to a point directly beneath theedge supports, the free ends of the wire being turned into rings a andforming the front supports of the book-holder. A cross-bar B is bent ateither end around the loops formed by the turning back of the wire uponitself to form the front holder supports. A rear holder-support O isprovided, comprising a wire lapped around the wire of the arch on eitherside of the loop, as at c c, and having the portion intermediate thelaps formed. into a loop 0 and engaging the loop of the arch forlimiting the outward motion of the back support with respect to theholder. The free end of the wire is turned into a ring, as at 0 A springbook-leaf clamp D is attached to one of the edge supports by means ofthe chain 01. The clamp D is intended for separating a portion of theleaves of the book at a page to which it is desired to make referenceduring the course of the reading.

It will be evident from the above description that I provide abook-holder simple in construction, light, and occupying but littlespace on the desk. It may be cheaply constructed of any suitablematerial, and when folded up the holders may nest together.

The edges of the book are supported out of contact with the desk ortable, and the arrangement of the front supports directly beneath theedges of the book insures a very stable position of the holder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is

1. A book-holder comprising a flexible strand bent to form an archedback support having a loop at the top of the arch, the ends of theflexible strand bent upwardly to form edge supports, and downwardly uponthemselves to a point beneath the edge supports, and turned into ringsfor supporting the holder, a cross flexible strand connecting the loopsformed by the junction of the edge supports and the holder-supports, amovable rear holder-support, comprising a third flexible strand lappingthe flexible strand. of the arch on either side of the inner end of theloop, and having a portion intermediate the laps bent up to form a loopfor engaging the loop on the arch to limit the movement of theholder-support with respect to the holder, a chain connected to one endof the edge supports and a spring book-leaf clamp attached to the chain.

2. A book holder comprising a flexible strand bent to form an archedback support having a loop at the top of the arch, the ends of theflexible strand bent upwardly to form edge supports, and downwardly to apoint beneath the edge supports to form front holder-supports, a crossflexible strand connecting the edge supports, and a back support movablysecured to the arch on either side of the loop on the arch, and providedwith an upward extension for engaging the loop on the arch, to limit theangular open ing of the arch-support.

3. A book-holder comprising a flexible strand bent to form an archedback support having a loop at the top of the arch, the ends of theflexible strand bent upwardly to form edge supports, and downwardly to apoint beneath the edge supports to form front holder-supports, meansconnecting the edge supports, a back support movably connected to thearch on each side of the loop, and means on the back support engagingthe loop to limit the outward movement of the arch-support.

4. A book-holder comprising a flexiblestrand bent to form arched backsupports having a loop at the top of the arch, the ends of the flexiblestrand bent upwardly to form 5 edge supports, and downwardly to a pointbeneath the edge supports to form front holder-supports, meansconnecting the edge supports, means movably connected to. the

arch for supporting the rear of the holder, and means engaging the loopfor limiting the re outward movement of the said supporting

